Stephen King's Why We Crave Horror Movies explains why he thinks people watch so many horror movies. According to him, everyone is all a little crazy in their own way. There is just a variety of definitions of crazy. There is also a difference between deranged and having a guilty pleasure.
When I was 12 years old, my mom took my friends and I to the Haunted Hayride. Unfortunately, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. We got onto the hayride and there was a massive horse with a boy riding it who was headless and mean following us for about 2 minutes. For being in Middle School, I was pretty freaked out when we got off the trailer to walk through a corn maze , when then came a guy wearing a mask with a chainsaw chasing us out!!!! It was an exciting and horrid night for my friends and I.
There are many people who enjoy watching horror movies and many others who hate horror movies; personally, I’m one of those people who just dislikes horror movies. Both Stephen King and Chuck Klosterman have similar opinions on why we watch horror movies which is for that electrifying feeling. As well as, both Stephen King and Chuck Klosterman analyses differently why we watch horror movies. As King states that we are all mentally ill which is true. We all build up anger and frustration that creates an insane side of us.
Fear. It’s instilled in everyone. Everyone is scared of something, whether it’s the dark or heights. What most people realize after going on a high rollercoaster or going through a haunted house is that fear is the larger obstacle than the original one. It is harder to get over being scared than it is to do the element that scares you.
Spooky things exist to feed off people’s emotions. People normally view these spooky things using a set rules or scale to judge these type of monsters. This is how people are aware of the situations that they are in. In order to escape this situation, people must think about it to themselves. Due to these situations, people of our community watch horror movies in order to simulate the idea of spooky things for the future.
Critiquing our Culture Stereotyping is usually defined as a predetermined, overwhelming belief about a meticulous group or category of people. In this day in time our popular culture often reinforces many different stereotypes, and at times over generalizes them. In the following, I’m going to talk about how the popular television series, American Horror Story: Freak Show, The Big Bang Theory, and Keeping up with the Kardashians infuse many different stereotypes into their shows.
Known as one of the great horror monsters of all time; Pennywise the Clown has scared audiences for nearly three decades, and will continue to do so with this new
Coulrophobia is defined as the extreme or irrational fear of clowns. Many individuals today, especially teens and young adults who were young during the time of this incident, can likely admit to having this fear during the Clown Panic of 2016. It was a time where individuals dressed like killer clowns were reported to be chasing children throughout their neighborhood, in an attempt to stir fear and chaos. This panic grew rapidly across the United States and some areas of the United Kingdom after reports were shared with the public. The public brought this issue to a whole new level which consequently pleased the clowns, making them continue their efforts.
It started as an antithesis of the traditional haunted house. As audiences looked for more evocative, personalized and powerful frights for their entertainment, immersive horror creators expanded and innovated their experiences, adding touch, interactivity, and exploratory elements (while not being too extreme). Whether they aim to scare, terrorize or psychologically impact, immersive horror experiences look to create a potent emotional response for an audience member.
So, which horror movie villain’s costume is scariest? Can there ever be an objective answer to this? Some find clowns like Pennywise from Stephen King’s It to be frightening. Others get the creeps from slow-shuffling zombies, closing in on their next meal of human flesh and organs.
So I definitely think theme parks and be scary when it comes to stuff tat relate to what happened to Megan and I. I think things that violate the law of nature scare us, because it is not normal. When company makes something that isn't normal for humans we are so curious about it. If a company makes a zombie movie or theme park. It can be scary, because when we die we don't turn into zombies. It can be funny, exciting, and scary all at the same time.
I was aware that the main reason people are scared of monsters in horrors is that monsters are normally chasing people trying to kill them. However, I never really thought of monster as an anxiety and is the main reason why characters tries to escape them. Obviously, people try to avoid topics such as death which is why horror is considered scary. I believe this is the reason why It Follows and The Babadook are considered a new horror genre. Comparing these two movies to the theory, it perfectly explains the reason why these film are considered are scary.
For the most part, horror movies have always been a part of our lives. And as a child, your parents would tell you the same thing. That you should never watch scary movies or else you’ll be scared of things like ghouls crawling from under your bed or closet that you were so sure you closed. That may be true based upon how the human condition works. Imagining and expecting some evil creature to come and whisk you away into the unknown- only to realize that there’s no one around, however you can’t really help it.
Turning on the T.V. today it is common to see movie previews and promotions, and often it appears that these movies are utilizing the same theme repeatedly. While this might be true, each movie uses these common elements to accomplish different things. Horror movies often utilize tropes, which is a common theme found throughout numerous horror movies. Certain tropes are used more often than others, and a common one used is the vengeful spirit. This trope is used in a multitude of different ways; to terrorize a young family, to teach a teen a lesson, or just for plain entertainment.
The people who make horror movies really know how to get to the root of our fears and course that makes sense because scaring the wits out of us is their bread and butter. Whether they’re playing on our insecurities about own lives or bringing our darkest nightmares to life, we can’t get enough of horror movies. The truth is that we love the feeling of being afraid, it’s thrilling and gets our blood pumping, but we also want to feel that way in a safe environment i.e half hiding under the blanket in our bed at home. Now we all have our favorites when it comes to horror movies, some of us enjoy supernatural or religious themed stories while others like slasher or gore flicks, but I think we can all agree that when child actors appear in horror movies it makes them even more terrifying.
